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===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Of course, we do not delve as deeply as you do into some of the more sentient aspects of existence, but we are not without appreciation for those upper mind and emotional conflicts you get into, those moral and ethical quandaries that occupy your thoughts on occasion, and this is good because it is the real foundation of your eternal career. While you certainly do have the five lower adjutants in common with one another and the animals of existence, we have only the upper two that we share with you and so that really puts us next in line for companionship and we do appreciate your association.  Not everyone is comfortable with the concept. There are still a great many fear-ridden mortals who think of us as ghosts or evil spirits or even figments of their overblown imagination, and so you can’t imagine how gratifying it can be to us to be acknowledged as your cousins, your next of kin.

Of course, we do not delve as deeply as you do into some of the more sentient aspects of [[existence]], but we are not without [[appreciation]] for those upper [[mind]] and [[emotional]] [[conflicts]] you get into, those [[moral]] and [[ethical]] [[quandaries]] that occupy your [[thoughts]] on occasion, and this is good because it is the real [[foundation]] of your [[eternal career]]. While you certainly do have the five lower [[adjutants]] in common with one another and the [[animals]] of [[existence]], we have only the upper two that we [[share]] with you and so that really puts us next in line for [[companionship]] and we do [[appreciate]] your [[association]].  Not everyone is [[comfortable]] with the [[concept]]. There are still a great many [[fear]]-ridden [[mortals]] who think of us as [[ghosts]] or [[evil]] spirits or even figments of their overblown [[imagination]], and so you can’t imagine how [[gratifying]] it can be to us to be acknowledged as your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin cousins], your next of [[kin]].

We were recently talking about the [[Paradise Sons of God]] -- the [[Daynals]] and the [[Avonals]]. I know, they are quite a ways away in [[origin]], but they do work, sooner or later, to some [[degree]] or another, with [[the worlds]] of [[time and space]] and so they are not to be overlooked. In [[fact]], any and [[everything]] that you have [[read]] about in the text is worthy of some degree of [[consideration]] or it would not have been put there for your consideration. Some of it is truly just to give you [[perspective]] and, as you have an ordinary sense of smallness in the [[universe]], you can reserve your [[adoration]] for those who are higher, such as the [[Paradise Sons]], even though you cannot possibly [[understand]] them or presume to be much like them.

   

   

We were recently talking about the Paradise Sons of God -- the Daynals and the Avonals. I know, they are quite a ways away in origin, but they do work, sooner or later, to some degree or another, with the worlds of time and space and so they are not to be overlooked. In fact, any and everything that you have read about in the text is worthy of some degree of consideration or it would not have been put there for your consideration. Some of it is truly just to give you perspective and, as you have an ordinary sense of smallness in the universe, you can reserve your adoration for those who are higher, such as the Paradise Sons, even though you cannot possibly understand them or presume to be much like them.   

Still, the [[truth]] is, we derive our [[reality]] from [[Paradise]] – all of us –one way or another, and the [[pattern]] is established in [[Paradise]] that goes out into [[the worlds]] of [[time and space]] as an [[echo]], repeating itself farther and farther into the depths of [[space]], allowing that pattern to be [[repeated]] in increasingly more imperfect patterns the farther removed from Paradise they become.  Even so, they are meaningful glimpses that [[reverberate]] within you, that stir within you a [[recognition]], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_vu de ja vous], as if to say “I have seen this before. I [[recognize]] this. There is something of [[value]] in this for me.” And indeed there us, even though the end result, the [[ultimate]] pattern is many [[light years]] away, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_0_-_The_Foreword#XII._THE_TRINITIES many experiential ages to come].   

   

   

Still, the truth is, we derive our reality from Paradise – all of us –one way or another, and the pattern is established in Paradise that goes out into the worlds of time and space as an echo, repeating itself farther and farther into the depths of space, allowing that pattern to be repeated in increasingly more imperfect patterns the farther removed from Paradise they become. Even so, they are meaningful glimpses that reverberate within you, that stir within you a recognition, a de ja vous, as if to say “I have seen this before. I recognize this. There is something of value in this for me.” And indeed there us, even though the end result, the ultimate pattern is many light years away, many experiential ages to come.   

Even so, how delightful it is to consider these [[echoes]] of [[reality]], these imperfect [[patterns]] that we [[perceive]] here on our [[native]] world and [[anticipate]] what of them will be repeated, reinforced [and/or] reinstituted on yet other and [[future]] levels of [[pattern]]. For one thing is certain: if it has lasting [[value]], it will [[survive]]. And how fun it is to run into something of lasting value that you [[recognize]] in a new [[paradigm]] that once was familiar to you from a bygone paradigm! In this way somehow you [[connect]], you bridge the gaps from [[Past|yesterday]] to [[Present|today]] to [[Future|tomorrow]], and your experiential [[sojourn]] through [[time and space]] makes sense to you.   

   

   

Even so, how delightful it is to consider these echoes of reality, these imperfect patterns that we perceive here on our native world and anticipate what of them will be repeated, reinforced [and/or] reinstituted on yet other and future levels of pattern. For one thing is certain: if it has lasting value, it will survive. And how fun it is to run into something of lasting value that you recognize in a new paradigm that once was familiar to you from a bygone paradigm! In this way somehow you connect, you bridge the gaps from yesterday to today to tomorrow, and your experiential sojourn through time and space makes sense to you.

It has been a natural result of [[developing]] the [[practice]] of [[Stillness]], of going within and tapping into the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling God fragment]], that has enlivened for you and solidified the [[concept]] of the [[I AM]] and the ability to [[transcend]] [[time and space]], if even only temporarily, such that you can identify with [[Paradise]], even [[developing]] some of your [[philosophies]] based on that premise. But the [[good news]] is you will be reaching for that goal for many, many ages, and at each [[plateau]] of the [[journey]] you will be able to look back, to look at where you have come to [[rest]], and look at what you [[anticipate]] next in your [[future]], and thus once more get a picture of where you fit in [[time and space]], and you [[share]] this [[perspective]] as a [[creature]] of time and space with all the other [[creatures]] of time and space. 

Or “[[creation]]s”; you can say “creations” if you are more [[comfortable]] with that. For some people the word “creatures” is eerie and uncomfortable, just as some people don’t like being called an [[animal]]. These are [[words]] that are used: sometimes they require a [[definition]]; sometimes they can be [[assumed]]; sometimes they are assumed and misunderstood. These are part of the [[risk]] that is taken. In [[fact]], it is part of the risk that was taken when the [[Urantia Papers]] were created, that they would be misunderstood, and indeed they have been many times over, and they will no [[doubt]] continue to [[confuse]] the issue - not because of their [[academic]] [[knowledge]], which is certainly one [[factor]], but because everyone’s [[interpretation]] of the book is [[different]].  

   

   

It has been a natural result of developing the practice of Stillness, of going within and tapping into the indwelling God fragment, that has enlivened for you and solidified the concept of the I AM and the ability to transcend time and space, if even only temporarily, such that you can identify with Paradise, even developing some of your philosophies based on that premise. But the good news is you will be reaching for that goal for many, many ages, and at each plateau of the journey you will be able to look back, to look at where you have come to rest, and look at what you anticipate next in your future, and thus once more get a picture of where you fit in time and space, and you share this perspective as a creature of time and space with all the other creatures of time and space.

We used to [[observe]] you scratch your head and wonder “What [[book]] is he [[reading]]?” knowing full well you were both reading the same [[revelation]]. But time will tell the [[truth]] that your [[perspectives]] are different. [[Eventually]], you will [[learn]] to [[value]] others’ perspectives as you value your own, if for no other reason than, again, having that as a [[point]] of [[reference]] to [[compare]] with your point of reference and to [[recognize]] the potential point of reference that you have still to encounter.  These [[observations]] of the [[nature]] of [[time and space]] eventually and [[gradually]] give rise to a full array of higher [[feelings]] and [[emotions]], of [[tolerance]] for the difference of other people, other [[cultures]], other [[races]], other ways of life, eventually even other [[planetary types]] of life. They help you develop [[compassion]] because eventually you will be able to see how [[limited]] is the perspective of many of these people and then you will see [[reflected]] back to you how limited your own perspective is, all things considered, and you will develop [[mercy]] for others because you [[expect]] them, or [[hope]] they will have mercy for you in your own [[ignorance]].  

   

   

Or “creations”; you can say “creations” if you are more comfortable with that. For some people the word “creatures” is eerie and uncomfortable, just as some people don’t like being called an animal. These are words that are used: sometimes they require a definition; sometimes they can be assumed; sometimes they are assumed and misunderstood. These are part of the risk that is taken. In fact, it is part of the risk that was taken when the Urantia Papers were created, that they would be misunderstood, and indeed they have been many times over, and they will no doubt continue to confuse the issue - not because of their academic knowledge, which is certainly one factor, but because everyone’s interpretation of the book is different.  

These are the kinds of [[spiritual growth]] lessons that we [[learn]] through the [[Trinity Teacher Sons]] and the [[Teacher Corps]], as compared to the gifts of the [[Magisterial Son]]s and their contributions to [[the worlds]] of [[time and space]]. They always work in [[coordination]], but their “job descriptions” are not the same.  I have to tell you I do not know a lot about either one of them, inasmuch as all this has only been happening fairly recently on this world.  And we are [[absorbing]] it as you are absorbing it. We are trying to [[discern]] things that are, frankly, way over our head, as you might say, “way beyond our pay scale,” but we will find out what we need to find out on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_to_know need to know basis]. That has always been the case and this, of course, is why we keep striving.

It may be that you strive more than we do, but I won’t make that [[comparison]]. I will only say that some of the things you need to overcome are not the same things we [[midwayers]] need to overcome and yet we [[United Midwayers]] are entrusted with the task of helping [[Urantia]] overcome the [[problems]] it has been beset with. They are many, and we are [[busy]], and frankly we are cultivating your [[reality]], your [[spiritual]] reality, so that you can be helpful, so that you can [[participate]] in the work with us.  The more you become [[aware]] of your own [[consciousness]], the more you become aware of the greater consciousness, the more you are able to pick up cues.  

   

   

We used to observe you scratch your head and wonder “What book is he reading?” knowing full well you were both reading the same revelation. But time will tell the truth that your perspectives are different. Eventually, you will learn to value others’ perspectives as you value your own, if for no other reason than, again, having that as a point of reference to compare with your point of reference and to recognize the potential point of reference that you have still to encounter. These observations of the nature of time and space eventually and gradually give rise to a full array of higher feelings and emotions, of tolerance for the difference of other people, other cultures, other races, other ways of life, eventually even other planetary types of life.  They help you develop compassion because eventually you will be able to see how limited is the perspective of many of these people and then you will see reflected back to you how limited your own perspective is, all things considered, and you will develop mercy for others because you expect them, or hope they will have mercy for you in your own ignorance.  

Yes! We now have hundreds of thousands of people looking at the clock saying, “What does this mean? [[11:11 Progress Group|11:11]], 2:22, 4:44.  What does this mean? I’m looking at this and suddenly it’s not just a figure on a clock. It’s triggering something in my deep [[mind]]. What is this?” Those of you who have figured it out have already rolled up your sleeves and take time for granted. You are [[citizens]] of [[time and space]].  You are overseen by [[supernals]], [[Ministering spirits|heavenly helpers]], all the way up to and including [[Paradise]].  But you are also [[finite]], and there is nothing more important than the work of your realm, and this is your realm. It is also our realm. We would very much like to see [[Urantia]] settled in [[light and life]]. We have a long way to go. And while you can be fairly cavalier about that and say, “Well, it’s not going to happen in my life so I’m not going to lose much [[sleep]] over it.” I have to say that while that is true, it will happen in my life, and I will lose [[sleep]] over it.

   

   

These are the kinds of spiritual growth lessons that we learn through the Trinity Teachers Sons and the Teacher Corps, as compared to the gifts of the Magisterial Sons and their contributions to the worlds of time and space. They always work in coordination, but their “job descriptions” are not the same. I have to tell you I do not know a lot about either one of them, inasmuch as all this has only been happening fairly recently on this world. And we are absorbing it as you are absorbing it. We are trying to discern things that are, frankly, way over our head, as you might say, “way beyond our pay scale,” but we will find out what we need to find out on a need to know basis. That has always been the case and this, of course, is why we keep striving.   

Now I didn’t tell you that to make you feel [[guilty]]. There is nothing you can do about it to [[Accelerate|up-step]] [[time]]. But I did convey to you my [[perspective]], and this is just one of the things that we all must [[realize]]. We are not all on the same level. We do not all have the same amount of [[comprehension]]. We do not all see things the same. We do not all have the same [[perspective]] on [[time and space]]. There are some who waltz through time and space as if it barely existed and some of us are dependent on it and each – EACH -- is where it’s supposed to be.   

   

   

It may be that you strive more than we do, but I won’t make that comparison. I will only say that some of the things you need to overcome are not the same things we midwayers need to overcome and yet we United Midwayers are entrusted with the task of helping Urantia overcome the problems it has been beset with. They are many, and we are busy, and frankly we are cultivating your reality, your spiritual reality, so that you can be helpful, so that you can participate in the work with us.  The more you become aware of your own consciousness, the more you become aware of the greater consciousness, the more you are able to pick up cues.  

I guess my [[message]] is to [[cherish]] where you are and what you’re supposed to be because this is all you can be right now.  I would even go so far as to say “lose sleep over it.”  I would!  I get very [[excited]] about my [[work]]. Not only because it’s [[necessary]] but because I am completely invested in it. What the [[United Midwayers]] undertake, the United Midwayers do,” and what a great [[body]] of [[peers]] that is. To say what we set out to do, we are going to do.  That is teamwork! That is something that I invite you to [[aspire]] to [[attain]].  Find a [[meaningful]] goal – something you can aspire toward together – and throw yourself into meeting that goal.  When I say “you,” who am I talking about?  You who sit around and talk to [[invisible]] people.  You who have [[confidence]] that there is [[Extraterrestrial|intelligent life in the universe]] that is interested in you and your bearing [[witness]] to their [[existence]]: others who have [[faith]] that the universe is thriving with [[meaningful]] [[entities]] being of service to worlds of beings beyond your grasp; people doing for people, making life more meaningful for others -- all the right stuff.

   

   

And this gets us back to [[morals]] and [[ethics]], which is the [[fundamental]] [[essence]] of the [[Correcting Time]], and this, too, brings me back to square one so I will stop [[preaching]] to the choir and throw open the doors of [[communication]] between us so that perhaps you who are [[busy]] at it can seek to consult with your [[peers]] as to how you are going about your task, the work of your realm, maybe get some [[insight]] from others or [[inspire]] others, if you will. At any rate, the floor is open and what is the [[mechanical]] …?  (Pause) Star six will release you to enter the zone.  Come in.

 

And this gets us back to morals and ethics, which is the fundamental essence of the Correcting Time, and this, too, brings me back to square one so I will stop preaching to the choir and throw open the doors of communication between us so that perhaps you who are busy at it can seek to consult with your peers as to how you are going about your task, the work of your realm, maybe get some insight from others or inspire others, if you will. At any rate, the floor is open and what is the mechanical …?  (Pause) Star six will release you to enter the zone.  Come in.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Recca:                        Well, good evening!  This is Jack.  Is that correct?

Recca:                        Well, good evening!  This is Jack.  Is that correct?